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by jrbigsky

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Have a Sony Laptop ...win 98 64megs of ram..
Problem..computer boots ok but laptop screen is garbled very much like on a blocked HBO signal but worse... multi colors and all distorted...when you connect to a conventional monitor all is fine can access desk top etc. but LCD laptop screen stays all garbled...
So any clues as to what is going on.

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by bchesmer

It appears that your screen resolution has been changed to a setting that your LCD does not support. Check your doumentation, or Sony's web site to get the supported resolutions fo your specific model. Then with it hooked up to your external monitor, verify that the setting are within the supported parameters. Make any cahges if need be. Otherwise I would say yu have a bad LCD.

If you need help checking/changing the settings, let me know.

by opatzg9

2 possible fixable problems. Software settings/video driver and the ribbon cable/monitor. I thought the answer above is probably most likely culprit but I thought the LCD monitors were also mostly held to the motherboard by a flat ribbon cable as well. I don't know how you disconnect/reconnect them but I would think that would be an easy repair as well if sony has it on their site. Good Luck.
I'ld still try the software route first. It's the easiest to recover form.

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